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Four music books.

File

Identifier: Acc.12347

Scope and Contents

Collection of 11 reels or marches and seven songs, transcribed/belonging to Margaret Robertson; "Of notes and there [sic] lengths", belonging to John Johnston; collection of 49 songs or reels for harpsichord, holograph Charlotte Ellis; volume of 28 tunes with ownership mark of Charlotte Ellis.

Dates: Late 18th century to early 19th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Microfilm of Panmure music books.

Item

Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.441

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Treble part book, 3rd quarter of 17th century, of seven dance pieces by 'Mr Simpsone' (Christopher Simpson?) (MS.9453);Seventy-seven pieces of music, dances, songs, and Scots airs, for violin, [circa 1675] (MS.9454);First treble part book, 3rd quarter of 17th century, of pieces of music, chiefly dances, for viols (MS.9455);Second treble part book, 3rd quarter of 17th century, of pieces of music, chiefly dances, for viols...

Dates: 3rd quarter of 17th century-[circa 1675].

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Microfilm of various music books and part books.

Item

Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.839

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Part book, [?1789], for flutes in the Argyleshire militia band (MS.9601);Part book, 1789, for first clarinet in the Argyleshire militia band (MS.9602);“John MacKillop’s music book”, 1813 (MS.21739);“Duncan Clark’s musick book”, 1813 (MS.21740);Music book, 1813, of Archibald McArthur (MS.21741);Music book, 1813, of Charles MacPherson (MS.21742);Music book, 1813, containing music apparently...

Dates: 1789, 1813.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Music book of William James Harvey, Elgin.

Item

Identifier: Acc.10777

Scope and Contents

Contains dance tunes, mostly reels and strathspeys, for violin.

Dates: 1817.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.

Series

Identifier: MSS.22022-22075

Dates: 1871-1926, undated.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.

Series

Identifier: MSS.22171-22194

Scope and Contents

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: Mid 20th century-1988, undated.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Papers from the library of St Benedict`s Abbey, Fort Augustus.

Fonds

Identifier: Acc.11218

Scope and Contents

Includes:

patristic texts, 1080, of Marianus at Regensburg

"Rule of St Benedict", 15th century

Book of Hours, late 15th century, with the signature of Mary of Guise

fragments of music, 15th century to 16th century, from the Inverness song-school

Dates: 11th century to early 18th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Papers of John Murdoch Henderson.

Series

Identifier: MSS.21669-21713

Scope and Contents The papers consist of the transcriptions, arrangements, and research notes compiled by John Murdoch Henderson between the mid 1920s and his death in 1972. Henderson's particular interest was in music for the Scottish fiddle, and in addition to extensive work on the older sources of such music, he was an authority on the compositions of his contemporaries, who seem frequently to have sought his advice. In addition to his own material, the collection contains many autograph compositions of...

Dates: 17th century-1972.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division